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The johns hopkins bloomberg school of health. good to see you again. the president will have a six-part battle plan tomorrow stressing the need to vaccinate more americans, we understand. what do you want to hear from him beyond get those shots? >> i think that there will be several important policy elements including the approach to vaccine mandates where appropriate, what the federal government is doing to support safety in nursing homes and schools. but i also hope to hear a little bit of the why and the how, particularly if he can bridge to the groups that are really resistant to vaccinati...

Vice-president in a way he can't against some new generation. >> think about the vulnerabilities hillary had. things that biden has done more so. >> you think that matters more than personality? there's a difference. >> there are cults of personality. i think we can't talk about this realistically without talking about sexism and gender issues. that won't be at play if biden is the general election candidate. it's sad that's a factor, but it is. i think when you look at the policy elements of it, biden does have obvious vulnerabilities that trump could hammer at, which we know is true. he did ...

Republicans to be about less government and less spending because that's tied to this notion of conservativism and limited government that has been an anchor of the american party. >> the deficit was nowhere in this past election. the third issue you bring up is the one that has received a lot of attention. that's tone, particularly when you are dealing in some of these republican districts. you write, they don't want to condone behavior that is counter to what they have taught their children. sounds like you are talking about the president. >> i am. and i have been long-standing since he came...

>> i get the argument because you heard me make it with donovan that this could have been solved. everybody's had a lot of time. there's these six senators who have come up with a plan that seems to have some broad support, at least abasis for having the conversation. how do you answer the republican argument that this hasn't got anything to do with an appropriations bill and a continuing resolution which is your obligation as members of the united states congress? >> two things. first, any significant continuing resolution or appropriations bill generally has some policy elements in it. peopl...

Could have been solved. everybody had a lot of time. there are these six senators who have come up with a plan that seems to have some broad support, at least a basis for having the conversation. but in the end, how do you answer the republican argument that this hasn't got anything to do with an appropriations bill and a continuing resolution which is your obligation as members of the united states congress? >> well, two things. first, any significant continuing resolution or appropriations bill generally has some policy elements in it. people always make that argument. it's a little like sta...